First-Year Courses in Asian LanguagesConsult the new Course Guide at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsa/cg_subjectlist/0,2030,8,00.html?show=20&termArray=f_04_1510&cgtype=ug This page was created at 1:01 PM on Wed, May 5, 2004. Fall Academic Term, 2004 (September 7 - December 23)ASIANLAN 101. First Year Chinese I.
Chinese Language CoursesInstructor(s): Hilda Hsi-Huei Tao (htao@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (5). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. Native or near-native speakers of Chinese are not eligible for this course. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in ASIANLAN 103. Laboratory fee ($10) required. Credits: (5). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($10) required. Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. ASIANLAN 101 is an introductory course for students who do not understand or speak any Chinese. (If you speak Chinese, this is not the right course for you. Take the placement exam in the fall for ASIANLAN 104.) In this course, students are expected to achieve control of the sound system (especially the 4 tones), basic sentence patterns, aural comprehension, daily conversations and writing characters. 374 characters will be introduced in this course. Students are required to perform skits in front of the class almost every week. A written quiz or test will be given every Tuesday and Thursday. This is a 5 credit course. Students have class an hour per day. Tuesdays and Thursdays are lectures; Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays are recitations. Students are required to register for both a lecture section and a recitation section. Attendance is taken every day. Textbooks: (1) Integrated Chinese (Level One, Part i) - Textbook, Workbook, Character Workbook (all in Traditional Character Edition); (2) Getting Around in Chinese — Chinese Skits for Beginners. No visitors are allowed.
ASIANLAN 104. Reading & Writing Chinese I.Chinese Language CoursesInstructor(s): Karen GuPrerequisites & Distribution: Permission of instructor. (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in ASIANLAN 101, 102, 103. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course is designed for students with native or near-native speaking ability in Chinese, but little or no reading and writing ability. ASIANLAN 104 meets four hours per week; focuses on reading and writing Chinese and will cover the regular ASIANLAN 101-102 reading materials. Students will be graded on the basis of daily classroom performance, daily quizzes, periodic tests, and homework assignments. Students must have the permission of the instructor in order to register for this course. Most students will receive this permission via the placement exam to be held on the day before classes begin for a new academic term. For test information, please refer to http://www.lsa.umich.edu/asian/chinese/testinfo.html.
ASIANLAN 111. First Year Filipino I.
S&SEA Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s): Adelwisa L Agas WellerPrerequisites & Distribution: (5). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (5). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Filipino I is a two-term sequence designed to give the student who has little or no knowledge of Filipino the necessary basis for learning to speak it and to have an acquaintance with the cultural context in which it functions. Filipino is particularly interesting in the way it has integrated the broad influences of both Spanish and English into its own syntactic and semantic systems. The oral approach is greatly emphasised in the classroom, using questions and answers and short dialogues to develop active use of the language in the most natural way possible. This is complemented by the use of taped lessons that accompany the textbook. Evaluation is based on frequent short quizzes, class performance, and a final examination. At the end of this course, the student should be able to handle brief exchanges in common social situations and to read and write simple dialogues and essays in Filipino. The text is Conversational Tagalog: A Functional-Situational Approach by Teresita Ramos. Supplementary readings and video presentations will be provided when appropriate.
ASIANLAN 118. Reading and Writing Hindi I.
S&SEA Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s): Mohammad Tahsin Siddiqi (tsiddiqi@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Permission of instructor. (3). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in ASIANLAN 115. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course offers instruction in the Devanagari writing system and the elements of Hindi grammar for students who have some ability to speak and understand Hindi but who are unable to read or write it. Meeting three hours per week, it will cover the same material as ASIANLAN 115 (the first term of First Year Hindi, meeting four hours per week) but will do so without spending the same amount of time on training in pronunciation, comprehension, and other speaking and listening skills. After completing ASIANLAN 118, students will be able to continue their study of Hindi by enrolling in ASIANLAN 116, the second term of First Year Hindi, offered in the Winter Term. Please contact the Department if you feel this may be an appropriate class for you.
ASIANLAN 121. First Year Indonesian I.
S&SEA Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s): Margaretha M Sudarsih (sudarsih@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (5). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (5). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. ASIANLAN 121-122 are an introduction to the speaking, reading, and writing of modern Indonesian. Students with previous experience with Indonesian or Malay should contact the department for placement into course. Indonesian is the national language of Indonesia, a country noted for its rich and deep cultural heritage as well as for its remarkable cultural diversity. With its 200 million speakers, Indonesian is the sixth most prevalently spoken of the world's languages. The relatively simple syntactic and grammatical structures that characterize Indonesian make it an accessible language for native speakers of English. The elementary course comprises a two-term sequence designed to provide the student with a basic working knowledge of the Indonesian language. The course aims at the acquisition of the four basic language skills — listening, speaking, reading, and writing in modern Indonesian. The course emphasizes aural-oral exercises and practice and the learning of culture throughout the course. The text used is keyed to a set of tapes for use in the language lab and concentrates on practical knowledge of the language. Evaluation is based on classroom performance, homework assignments, tests, and a final project.
ASIANLAN 125. First Year Japanese I.
Japanese Language CoursesTaught in Japanese.Instructor(s): Rumi TeraoPrerequisites & Distribution: (5). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. Native or near-native speakers of Japanese are not eligible for this course. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in ASIANLAN 127 or 129. Laboratory fee ($7) required. Credits: (5). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($7) required. Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of four skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) as well as becoming familiar with aspects of Japanese culture which are necessary for language competency. Recitation sessions are conducted in Japanese emphasizing speaking/reading in Japanese contexts at normal speeds. Analyses, explanations, and discussions involving the use of English are specifically reserved for lectures. It is expected that, by the end of the year, students will have basic speaking and listening comprehension skills, a solid grasp of basic grammar, reading and writing skills in Hiragana and Katakana, and the ability to recognize and produce approximately 140 Kanji in context. Texts: Situational Functional Japanese Vol. 1-2. Tokyo: Tsukuba Language Group, 1991.
ASIANLAN 135. First Year Korean I.
Korean Language CoursesInstructor(s): Ju-Hee ParkPrerequisites & Distribution: (5). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. Native or near-native speakers of Korean are not eligible for this course. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in ASIANLAN 137. Credits: (5). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This first-year course is for those who have no or minimal proficiency in Korean. This course will introduce the basic structure of Korean while focusing on the development of reading, writing, and speaking skills. Class regularly meets five times a week — two hours of lecture and three hours of aural/oral practice — and daily attendance is expected. In addition, students are required to do additional hours of work for practice on their own in the computer lab. Through lectures, students will learn Korean characters, be able to read sentences with considerable fluency, and understand the basic grammatical structures of Korean. Based on the knowledge obtained through lectures, recitation classes will help the students develop an ability to use basic conversational expressions freely. The checkpoints for evaluation include homework assignments, weekly quizzes, reading aloud, and oral interviews. The textbook for the course is College Korean by Clare You (University of California Press). Those who successfully complete the course will gain sustained control of basic conversation.
ASIANLAN 151. First Year Sanskrit I.
S&SEA Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s):Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in SSEA 369. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course will work toward developing a proficiency with the basic tools necessary to read and write Sanskrit, the classical language of India. Lessons will include study of the script (Devanagari), elementary grammar and vocabulary. The grade will be based on completion of regular homework assignments, weekly quizzes, a midterm, and a final exam.
ASIANLAN 155. First Year Tamil I.
S&SEA Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s): Karunakaran Krishnamoorthy (karuna@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in ASIANLAN 157. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course begins an introduction to the language, land, history, culture, and traditions of Tamil Nadu, one of the states in India. Tamil, the major Dravidian language spoken in Tamil Nadu and by the largest minority in Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Malaysia, is one of the oldest languages of the world with a rich literary tradition beginning in 3 B.C. All major language skills — listening, speaking, reading, and writing — are covered. The aim of this course is achieving proficiency in speaking comprehension; to enable the student to function effectively in everyday situations. Class meets in a computer lab once or twice a week to practice listening and reading using a multimedia HyperCard software implemented for Tamil. A standard textbook is used, supplemented by reference texts and additional materials selected or specially prepared by the instructor. Recitation sections emphasize speaking and listening in native contexts at normal speed with near-native pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, and appropriate body language. Students learn to handle the script in which Tamil is written. Reading materials introduce the students to the culture and the religion of Tamil-speaking people. Evaluation is based on classroom performance, homework assignments, tests, and a final exam.
ASIANLAN 161. First Year Thai I.
S&SEA Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s): Montatip Krishnamra (Montatip@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (5). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (5). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This is the first of the two-term sequence of courses in which students will achieve control of the sound system (Thai has five tones), basic sentence pattern, aural comprehension, and basic daily conversation. Students will be exposed to the authentic character of the language from the first day of class. Not only will students be able to speak the beautiful language, but also will be able to read and write the beautiful and unique script. Daily written assignments will be given to reinforce what was covered in class that day. By the end of the first term, students will be able to read, converse, and write about selective topics. Upon successful completion of the second term, students will be able to conduct conversations dealing with several survival concerns — ordering food, shopping, visiting the post office, going to the doctor, banking, etc. Many facets of Thai cultures will also be part of the lessons. Grading will be based upon class attendance and participation, written homework, weekly quizzes, and a final exam.
ASIANLAN 165. First Year Tibetan I.
Courses in TibetanSection 001 — Meets with BUDDHST 501.001.Instructor(s): Gareth SparhamPrerequisites & Distribution: (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. Graduate students should elect BUDDHST 501. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This is a course for those with little or no understanding of Tibetan. The course will focus on development of aural comprehension, speaking, and reading skills. Students will be expected to achieve an ability to correctly produce the Tibetan sound system, master and reproduce basic sentence patterns, and achieve the ability to engage in basic Tibetan conversation. Students will also be expected to demonstrate an ability to spell a basic number of words and write them in dbu-can letters. Students are required to attend four hours of classes per week and make use of the tapes. There will be a quiz each week on the material covered. Textbook: William A. Magee, et al., Fluent Tibetan (Snow Lion Publications). Criteria used in evaluation include regular class attendance, homework assignments, quizzes, reading aloud, and expertise in conversation.
ASIANLAN 171. First Year Urdu I.
S&SEA Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s): Mohammad Tahsin Siddiqi (tsiddiqi@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Urdu is the national languages of Pakistan. The Nastaliq writing system is introduced. The course concentrates on developing skills in reading, writing, speaking, and aural comprehension. Evaluation is based on attendance, written homework assignments, quizzes, dictations, and examinations. Undergraduates with an interest in learning Urdu. Four hours per week in recitation format. Evaluation is based on attendance, written homework assignments, quizzes, dictations, and examinations.
ASIANLAN 175. First Year Vietnamese I.
S&SEA Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s): Thi Nga Nguyen (duc@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (5). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (5). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. ASIANLAN 175-176 is the introductory course sequence in reading, listening, speaking, and writing the only language of more than 74 million speakers, from the South to the utmost northern part of Vietnam. This country now adopts the free market economy and needs foreign capital and know-how. With the normalization of U.S.-Vietnamese relations, a knowledge of the Vietnamese language and culture will be a crucial asset in enabling one to participate in many opportunities. This first half of the two-term sequence course is designed to accommodate students with no knowledge of the Vietnamese language, as well those with some knowledge who want to develop the four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and to improve their knowledge in Vietnamese history and culture. The format will be as follows: four class hours a week will be focused on the aural-oral approach in reading, dialoguing, translating, and responding to the content of the texts using a question-and-answer format. One class hour a week will be devoted to quizzes and tests. In addition, there will be written assignments and works in the language lab. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to communicate in Vietnamese, and classes will be largely conducted in Vietnamese to develop the students' ability to acquire sufficient automaticity and fluency in spoken Vietnamese. Students will be graded on classroom performance, class attendance, homework assignments, and a final examination.
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